[Samba] POLL: Does anyone actually use multiple passdb backends on the same server?

[Mike Rambo]

Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:
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> Folks,
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> We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
> backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
> IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
> soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).
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> To give you an example of what I mean, is anyone using
> something like:
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> 	passdb backend = smbpasswd ldapsam
> 
> If you haven't been using this type of configuration, don't
> start now in case is does get removed in the next release.
> 

I have used 'passdb backend = tdbsam smbpasswd' several times though 
only for the purpose of migrating to a different backend. So long as 
there is another way to migrate from one backend to another I don't 
suppose it would matter.


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